Posted on 08/22/2018 1:20:45 PM PDT by Kaslin
The lawyer for Cristihian Bahena Rivera, the Mexican man accused of killing 20-year-old Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, argues he is in the country legally for work. From the Des Moines Register:
The government is incorrectly promoting the idea that Rivera is not in Iowa legally, attorney Allen Richards of Tama said in a court document asking for a gag order in the case.
"Sad and sorry Trump has weighed in on this matter in national media which will poison the entire possible pool of jury members," Richards wrote, referencing a statement from the president citing Tibbetts' death as an example why "immigration laws are such a disgrace."
Rivera has lived in Iowa for four to seven years, working at Yarrabee Farms, a Brooklyn-area farm owned by Eric Lang, the brother of Craig Lang, a prominent Republican.
Craig Lang has verified that Rivera is in Iowa legally, according to Richards’ motion.
According to another report from Fox News, Rivera was able to pass through the E-Verify system by allegedly using a stolen identity:
The Mexican national accused of murdering college student Mollie Tibbetts in Iowa last month lived in the United States illegally for several years -- but was reportedly still able to pass a government system designed to weed out illegal immigrants from obtaining American jobs by using a stolen ID.
Rivera's employer, Yarrabee Farms, confirmed Tuesday that Rivera worked at the farm for four years and said Rivera passed the federal E-Verify check, which is intended to maintain a database of I-9 forms and tax records of employees across the country.
A law enforcement official told the Washington Post that Rivera used a stolen ID to thwart the E-Verify check conducted by Yarrabee Farms – which experts told Fox News is one way to show that the system is not foolproof.
On Tuesday, local law enforcement authorities declared Rivera is an illegal alien and revealed he has been living in the country for up to seven years unlawfully.
Charges were filed in Poweshiek County District court today. Investigators can
confirm Mr. Rivera is an "illegal alien" for 4-7 years.— KWWL (@KWWL) August 21, 2018
Rivera was arraigned in court for the first time Wednesday afternoon and listened to instructions from the judge through an interpreter.
So, he’s saying that people actually listen to Trump?
Is this a public defender “free” lawyer or did the lefties hire him to shut down the story of their precious illegals?
Oh, so Lang retracted, huh. Then why did he lie the first time out the gate? Oh, yeah, because he’s one of the good ol’ boys there and a politician so he can do or say anything he wants.
Get sent to prison and have your cellmate grab an ID from all those credit card companies and online payment places that he and a large percent of the inmate work for.
Even more interesting is him admitting a history of getting angry and blacking out. How many other murders and crimes has he done?
Hang him and then deport the remains.
Check her facebook, twitter and other social media. She’s posted how she hates Trump, hates white people and said all white people should be killed. https://vsco.co/mollietibbetts/images/1 This is the only one I bookmarked. Check the pic of “____ Donald Trump” and what she thinks of gun owners. There are a couple posts this morning with her #IHateWhitePeople twitter but I don’t remember which threads.
Some of us knew this about her and her folks but refrained from posting it because murder trumps her leanings. Still, it needed to come out.
Is it four years or seven years? How long has he been here?
Oh, so Lang retracted, huh. Then why did he lie the first time out the gate? Oh, yeah, because he’s one of the good ol’ boys there and a politician so he can do or say anything he wants.
He lied because the lie will be spread around the world and the retraction never will be.
But what does Geraldo say? Couldn’t resist...
He is here legally which makes it OK that he murdered someone and he worked for someone whose brother is a Republican. Boy - does that ever take guts! I think that makes everything OK now!
“”Rivera has lived in Iowa for four to seven years, working at Yarrabee Farms, a Brooklyn-area farm owned by Eric Lang, the brother of Craig Lang, a prominent Republican.
Craig Lang has verified that Rivera is in Iowa legally, according to Richards’ motion.””
“”He used a legal ID, it just wasn’t his.””
Then the real owner of the ID gets double the earnings and FICA and tax withholding reported in his name IF everything was on the up and up and run through a company payroll. We have to assume it was stolen OR PERHAPS USED WITH PERMISSION from another Mexican so the real owner is going to be that much ahead of the game when he retires. Allowing someone else to use the ID isn’t far fetched - happens all the time in that culture!
She’s dead, so it doesn’t make much difference what her politics used to be.
How many times has he voted and for whom?
No wonder Craig Lang donated to McCain and Romney, eh?
Heard on the news tonight that he used the old version of E-Verify.
When did the updated version become active? Maybe if he verified yearly, this murderer would not have been in US.
I read somewhere...... “Traitors that open the gates get the savage’s blade first.
In 2016 alone?
Didn’t defend the illegal murderer simply said his lawyer is a typical lying lawyer. Very rew are honest
I hope they have positively identified him. I wonder what would legally happen if a person was tried and convicted of a crime and then they turned out to be someone else other than the person named in the investigation and trial?
I am wondering if he is still using a false identity and not his real name. I am also wondering if there is a connection between him and other missing people in Iowa.
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